Armrest mounting structure

• US 5,660,360 A
• Filed: 03/20/1996
• Issued: 08/26/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chicony Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Chicony Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Fu-Li
• Primary Examiner(s): BERGER, DEREK JOEL
• Application Number:
  US08/618,558
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/118.3, 248/118.5, 248/918, 248/221.11, 248/222.11, 403/327, 403/329, 403/326, 400/715
• US Class Current: 248/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/0371 Platforms for supporting wrists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2217/034 Support for hands or arms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/606 Leaf spring

Abstract

An armrest mounting structure which includes a keyboard having a front side and a plurality of bottom retaining holes spaced along the front side, and an armrest having a back side abutted against the front side of the keyboard and a plurality of coupling devices disposed at the back side and respectively fastened to the retaining holes of the keyboard, wherein each of the coupling devices comprises two vertical slots disposed on the back side of the armrest, a downward springy wall portion formed in the back side of the armrest and defined between the two vertical slots, a substantially L-shaped extension arm portion having a fixed end extending from the downward springy wall portion and a free end, and an upright plug rod portion raised from free end of the L-shaped extension arm portion and fitted into one of the retaining holes of the keyboard.

Claims

1. An armrest mounting structure comprising a keyboard having a front side and a plurality of bottom retaining holes spaced along the front side, and an armrest having a back side abutted against the front side of said keyboard and a plurality of coupling devices disposed at the back side and respectively fastened to the retaining holes of said keyboard, wherein each of said coupling devices comprises two vertical slots disposed on the back side of said armrest, a downward springy wall portion formed in the back side of said armrest and defined between said two vertical slots, a substantially L-shaped extension arm portion having a fixed end extending from said downward springy wall portion and a free end, and an upright plug rod portion raised from free end of said L-shaped extension arm portion and fitted into one of the retaining holes of said keyboard.